Which C/C++ header file defines a BYTE data type?

Question

I'm porting a header with this declaration:

 struct tMaterialInfo {          char strName[255]; // the texture name     char strFile [255]; // the texture      BYTE color [3]; // the color of the object   }; 

The header has the following includes:

#include <windows.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <math.h> #include <fstream> #include <vector> #include <gl\gl.h> // Header File For The OpenGL32 Library #include<gl\glu.h>// Header File For The GLu32 Library #include <gl\glaux.h> 

Where does that BYTE come from?

Answer 1

I'm guessing it's from Windows.

A byte (8 bits).

This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:

typedef unsigned char BYTE;